The Multicomponent Anthropometric Model for Assessing Body Composition in a Male Pediatric Population: A Simultaneous Prediction of Fat Mass, Bone Mineral Content, and Lean Soft Tissue

The aim of this study was to propose and cross-validate an anthropometric model for the simultaneous estimation of fat mass (FM), bone mineral content (BMC), and lean soft tissue (LST) using DXA as the reference method. A total of 408 boys (8–18 years) were included in this sample. Whole-body FM, BM...

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Main Authors: Dalmo Machado, Sérgio Oikawa, Valdir Barbanti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Obesity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/428135